How to add a message to the Web OPAC when Aleph is shut down
- Article Type: Q&A
- Product: Aleph
- Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
Question
How to add a message to the Web OPAC during the Aleph shutdown?
Answer
Option A:
Save the current ./www_f_lng/find-b-xxxxx (the initial Web OPAC landing page), delete the existing text on the page, and add the text of the message you want users to see. Then restart the www_server to make the change take effect.
Option B:
Under ./alephe/apache/htdocs/, modify file ".index.html".
For example, it may contain a message like this:
<html>
<head>
<title>Our Library Catalog is currently under Systems Maintenance</title>
<br>
<br>
Library Systems Staff
</head>
</html>
After Aleph is started up, don't forget to change the .index.html back to original.
Option C:
Instead of modifying the ./index.html, add a file named "ERROR503doc.html" under the same directory (./alephe/apache/htdocs/)/.
When Aleph is shut down, system will look first for this file. In this case you won't have to remember to restore back the .index.html after startup.
Category: Web OPAC (500)
- Article last edited: 28-Jun-2017